Details

Date Published

May 3, 2014

Date Built

April 26, 2014

CPU Clock Rate

3.0GHz

Description

This build was just a small computer I could use to watch Netflix, YouTube and Twitch and also check e-mails.. but who am I kidding I just wanted to build another computer. Have a main rig gaming with a 770 so there was no gaming in mind. It is the critter since people seem to really like the "beast" as a name..!

Things to come are some cable extensions so I can do some proper cable management.

I was astonished at the length of the Basiq's cables. Did my best for now , and waiting for them to ship in.

Part Choices:

CPU- I went with the G3220 as I have only built one Intel system before this one and decided it was a good time to check out how their low end CPUs perform. It handles 1080p playback great and if I ever decide to sell this or give it away tossing in a 750ti or an equivalent would turn this into a pretty good gamer.

Cooler- Stock quieter than I remembered so I'm fine with it for now!

Motherboard- This was on clearance for 35 dollars so this system was cheaper than the bundled APU they were offering at Microcenter. Works great booted straight up and the BIOS seems straight forward although I have no need to tweak in the BIOS.

RAM- Bought the 4gb kit and one of the sticks was DOA went back to Microcenter and they had no more so they gave me 2 2gb single sticks for the same price. Works fine now.

SSD- Never bought from PNY, so when I saw it on sale I went for it 120gb will be more than enough since I stream most of my media. And wow it is blazing fast from dead to start screen in about 11 seconds.

Case- Wanted something smaller form factor, this was a good choice I have 2 Quiet Edition Purple LED corsair fans in there that give it some nice flare and make it a very quiet system.

PSU- Antec and a decent price, The only problem I have with this PSU is the cables are the shortest cables I have ever seen on a production PSU, other than that it is very quiet and I trust the company.

OS- I love windows 8.1 I may be in the minority but I never cared about the start button, it feels much faster and is a cleaner overall experience for everyday E-mail and general productivity.

Very nice. I know the feeling of just wanting to build something...just because. I have a similar build in mind for an old case, and I'm planning to put a GTX 750ti in it. It will be a gift to my nephew, and we will build it together.